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face, maybe break his slender nose.
    “We both know you’re nothing like that, so stop seeing him, doing him or whatever it is you’re doing with him. It’s giving you and me a bad name.” He crosses his arms over his chest and narrows his eyes.
    My mind is spinning. He did not just say that. I clench my fist . “Shut the hell up,” I blurt out. His eyes widen and he steps back. “It’s none of your damn business, screw off.”
    I walk away and stomp my feet. My body is shaking and I can’t seem to make it stop. I’ve never been this mad. Well, except when Jen told the entire fifth grade class I laughed so hard I peed in my pants. But, this was almost worse.
    The warning bell rings. I run to class. I swing open the door, my mind is racing, my face hot. T he entire class glances up at me. Just like in the movies, every single person is staring. Heat runs toward my face. Liam is sitting in our lab station and his eyes are steady on mine . This is your fault! I bite my tongue to keep from screaming at him.
    The whispers start when I sit down in my seat. “You okay,” he leans in and whispers.
    I shake my head. “No, I want to go home.”
    He opens his mouth like he wants to say something but closes it quickly.
    “Okay, class,” Mr. Fringe says. “Let’s get this started. Brett and Kathy, first.” I bite my nail as I hear them whispering to one another.
    “Pass,” they say.
    Mr. Fringe narrows his eyes. “Donovan and Melissa,” he says.
    They pretend to pick at the fringe on their notebooks.
    He huffs. He always does when he gets mad. “Guys, seriously?” Mr. Fringe sighs and shakes his head. “You have until tomorrow, no longer. That’s it. Or you all are getting zeros. Do you work? Jeez.”
    I sigh. I have my paper but another day for the rumor mill to die down would be great. Maybe everyone will forget by tomorrow? Liam rests his hand on mine, but I pull away. I don’t need anything to affirm the rumor was true. Liam stares at me for a few minutes until he finally glances down at his notebook. He doesn’t write anything, but I’m not surprised. Mr. Fringe goes on about his lesson about sex and I zone out . Sex is the last thing on my mind right now, contrary to what everyone is thinking.
    When the bell rings after class, I grab my things quickly.
    “You want to talk, are you okay?” Liam asks. I don’t answer. “Come on, Katy, are you alright?” He grabs my elbow and stops me. I look up at him and he is not blinking. “Look, I know there have been a few people talking b ut I’m sorry. It will die down. This is high school, no one has anything better to do than talk.”
    I shake my head. “I really hope so, Liam.”
    I don’t give him a chance to say anything, I run outside. I don’t want to be stared at anymore. I want to lie down and wallow in my self-pity. I get into my car and drive straight home. The house is quit when I get there. Mom is at work and Dad is gone. Just gone. Forever. He is probably scheduling out a date for every night his first week. Probably watching beach bunnies with binoculars from his new beach side house.
    I fight the tears thinking about Dad leaving. Get a grip, Katy.
    I dump my bag on the kitchen counter and grab a drink from the refrigerator . My phone buzzes against the counter . It’s Jennifer.
    I answer. “Where the hell are you?” she whispers.
    “At my house, I don’t feel good.”
    “Liar. Do you want me to come over?”
    “Nah, I’m just going to go to sleep. I’m feeling crummy.”
    “Whatever, Katy. You’re going to have to get over the rumors. You know that you didn’t do it, why should it matter?”
    “It doesn’t…got to go…love you…bye,” I say and press the End button.
    Ugh. I don’t want to hear Jennifer’s mouth about the situation. She has no idea how it feels to be considered the class hoe. Hell, her strict parents won’t even let her date at all. She will never have to worry about these things. If her mother keeps